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Nunday – Mummers and IHM and OSP Sisters
This week is an important one in the church calendar. We celebrate Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the season of Lent in two days. A wonderful Catholic tradition is to celebrate Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. So in light of the advent of Mardi Gras, I’m sharing a picture from a gathering of IHM Sisters from Monroe, Scranton, and Immaculata, and Oblate Sisters of Providence. In true Philly style we had the Mummers join us for one of our celebrations. The Mummers remind me of the art, performance, and regalia that we often see during Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans.
In honor of Mardi Gras and the beginning of Lent, A Nun’s Life will be hosting a special Community Podcast tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. CST (your timezone). For more information, please see our blog post on Mardi Gras Podcast.
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ok that’s weird. In Canada, Mummers are people from Newfoundland who dress up in costume on Christmas day and go from door to door and sing and play pranks. It’s called mummering and it still goes on today. What a coincidence.
I grew up in Philadelphia and the IHM order were the wonderful sisters in my home parish. I love the Mummers as well. Thank you, Sister, for the photo and a delightful image to keep in mind. Two of my personal all time favorites are the Mummers and the IHMs!
Hey, I dont we dont have Mummers here and I dont realy know what Mardi Gras is… I guess I must participate of the podcast to find out, LOL
Eh… U mean Pancake Tuesday dont you???
yes Clare, pancake tuesday is mardi gras, and I can’t wait to share my special recipe with you all on Tuesday!
fat tuesday—i’d do a lot for some pancakes right about now. yummy.